#Lord of the Rings

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Just as Blizzard is cashing in on nostalgia with "WoW Classic," a re-creation of the original era of World of Warcraft, so too is the Lord of the Rings Online team working on a classic rendition of LOTRO. Dubbed "legendary servers," these s...

After a few days of recovery, it's time to wrap up our coverage of New York Comic-Con. Between all of the running around most of us did from the Javitz Center to Madison Square Garden for the big panels, the Flixist crew is pretty damned ti...

Thanks to Daybreak Games The Lord of the Rings Online is still kicking after its 2007 launch. It's not just in stasis mode either: it's getting rather big patches at a decent pace, which includes the newest upcoming update 23, "Where D...

Tabletop game publisher Asmodee is bring a range of globally popular board games to Nintendo Switch. The news was announced during today's Nintendo Direct presentation.Carcassonne, Pandemic and Lord of the Rings: The Living Card Game are al...

Earlier in the week, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, or the Academy, announced that they were changing up some of their policies for future Oscar award ceremonies. Most of the announcements were humdrum topics, like changi...

WB is the crown pri(n)ce of definitive editions. I can't count the amount of times people have said "I'll wait for the Game of the Year version" for their releases, and right on schedule, like Merry and pints, Middle-earth: Shadow of W...

Middle-earth: Shadow of War's in-game marketplace has finally closed its doors. If you're wondering what that sound is, it's the joyous chorus of many fans the world over. While microtransactions were actually removed a few months back, you...

A tweet from the trusted and fan vetted @TheOneRingNet yesterday revealed that they had discovered through multiple sources that the upcoming Amazon Lord of the Rings series first season would focus on Aragorn before the events of The Fello...

The sun is nearly ready to set on Middle-earth: Shadow of War. On May 8, the Desolation of Mordor add-on releases and that marks the end of WB's DLC roadmap. Here's a cinematic trailer with brothers Baranor and Serka speaking in a lot...

Warner Bros. have made the announcement that the controversial microtransactions and real-money loot boxes implemented into Middle-Earth sequel Shadow of War are to be removed from the game this Summer. The news came via a post made recentl...

I recently got back into Lord of the Rings Online and it's been a blast. Not only has Standing Stone Games (who took over for the original developer Turbine) been updating the game with quality of life enhancements, it's also fini...

I've been playing a lot of the Lord of the Rings LCG (Living Card Game). In the past two months I went from not even being aware that it exists, to creating my own decks in my spare time, to having a dedicated group to play with. It's one o...

I first got into Lord of the Rings Online by way of a giveaway (which I won at Destructoid when I was a reader!) that granted me a copy of it. I loved it, but didn't stick with it. Turbine, and now Standing Stone Games, did.
Staggering...

As I've communicated in the past, I'm not big on blind box items, whether they're in games or in physical form. That includes collectible card games (CCG), which often rely on pricey randomized booster packs that can dictate how well your d...

Middle-earth: Shadow of War has a significantly high-priced season pass at $40, which will grant you access to four DLCs. In the meantime you can also grab some free add-ons and updates, including the Online Fight Pits, which will be releas...

EA turned off microtransactions in Star Wars: Battlefront II. Konami is supporting Super Bomberman R with long term free content. And WB is giving out free significant updates for Middle-earth: Shadow of War. What year is it? While the...

News has been brewing for days now that Amazon was pursuing a deal with Warner Bros. and the estate of J.R.R. Tolkien to bring an adaptation of The Lord of the Rings to television (or streaming), and today, it was confirmed.

News broke Friday that Amazon is in discussions with with Warner Bros. and the J.R.R. Tolkien estate to acquire television rights for the epic fantasy classic. Amazon founder and CEO, Jeff Bezos, is looking for content that is "large-scale"...

Middle-earth: Shadow of War, an already big game, is going to get even bigger in the coming months. That's how the triple-A content machine is built.
Warner Bros. has outlined the four planned expansions for Shadow of War. It's two story a...

Without explicitly spoiling anything, Middle-earth: Shadow of War has a final chapter (Shadow Wars) that basically serves as an epilogue of sorts. Right now it does have an ending, but Monolith is altering that with a future update that wil...

The first major appearance of loot boxes in the western marketplace was in September 2010, when Valve transitioned Team Fortress 2 from a pay-once model to a free-to-play model. Players could earn "crates" that could be opened with purchasa...

The phrase Mordor is so intrinsically linked to my experience of the "Middle-earth" action series that I simply can't escape it from my mind. I've typed "Shadow of Mordor" so many times it hurts, despite the fact that the sequel is indeed c...

For those unaware, the upcoming Middle-earth: Shadow of War is in some very hot water with the gaming community as of late. Users on NeoGAF and other gaming outlets have found the final act of the game becomes a massive grind-fest, unless y...

We thought publishers had done away with retailer-exclusive pre-order bonuses, but it appears Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is one such exception. While all retailers and platform versions will include the same in-game digital pre-order bo...

There is a new episode of Conan O'Brien's Clueless Gamer series, where the chat-show host, comedian and former Simpsons writer tackles an upcoming title for a little bit of PR, to somewhat amusing effect.The new episode has Conan try his ha...

The Sims 4 is actually improving? From a gameplay perspective, this expansion looks really interesting, especially the YouTuber lifestyle aspect, which can either be rewarding and lonely or a complete Still, $40 is a bit too much to ask

Spooky season is over, i know, but i picked this game called Death Is a visual novel horror mysteries? its pretty weird but the atmosphere is great and its suitably Im glad the Vita keep getting some games after so long!